Rennes vs Lorient

24 January 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Clément Turpin

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Jean-Victor Makengo 3’
  • Pablo Pagis 77’

Match summary

Lorient won 2-0 away at Rennes. Lorient led 1-0 at half-time.

Jean-Victor Makengo put Lorient ahead in the 3rd minute, set up by Montassar Talbi and Pablo Pagis made it 0-2 in the 77th minute.

Rennes can feel hard done by, creating 1.90 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Lorient's 1.10 from 6.

Match stats

69% Possession 31%
22 Shots 6
5 Shots on target 4
9 Corners 3
111 Attacks 23
162 Dangerous attacks 43
546 Passes 259
88% Pass accuracy 68%
13 Tackles 10
18 Fouls 7
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Rennes Lorient
Kick-off
3’
Jean-Victor MakengoLeft foot shot0-1 (Lorient)
13’
Noah CadiouShot on target
Estéban LepaulFoul
19’
Esteban LepaulShot on target
27’
Valentin Rongier  Foul
32’
Esteban LepaulShot on target
37’
Alidu SeiduShot on target
45’
Half-time0-1
Djaoui CisséShot on target
47’
Second half underway
Kader MeïtéEstéban Lepaul
59’
Mousa TamariPrzemyslaw Frankowski
59’
Ludovic BlasDjaoui Cissé
60’
63’
Arthur AvomJean-Victor Makengo
63’
Pablo PagisKarim Dermane
Quentin MerlinShot on target
68’
73’
Ahmadou Bamba DiengShot on target
74’
Nathaniel AdjeiIgor Silva
74’
Sambou SoumanoBamba Dieng
Sebastian SzymanskiMahdi Camara
76’
77’
Pablo PagisLeft foot shot0-2 (Lorient)
Elías Legendre QuiñónezBreel Embolo
81’
Full-time0-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.90 1.10 3’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), 0-1 3’ 77’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), 0-2 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.90 1.10 3’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), 0-1 Makengo 3’ 77’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), 0-2 Pagis 77’
Rennes 1.90 xGLorient 1.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lorient attacking Rennes attacking 
77’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.74 xG, goal 48’ Lilian Brassier (Rennes), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 90+2’ Elias Legendre (Rennes), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 85’ Noah Cadiou (Lorient), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 69’ Mohamed Meïté (Rennes), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 72’ Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 13’ Noah Cadiou (Lorient), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 27’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 37’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Quentin Merlin (Rennes), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 25’ Igor Silva (Lorient), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Breel Embolo (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Valentin Rongier (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Mahdi Camara (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Breel Embolo (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Mahdi Camara (Rennes), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Lilian Brassier (Rennes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 46’ Alidu Seidu (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Quentin Merlin (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Alidu Seidu (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 44’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 45’ Alidu Seidu (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 77’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.74 xG, goal 48’ Lilian Brassier (Rennes), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 90+2’ Elias Legendre (Rennes), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 85’ Noah Cadiou (Lorient), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 69’ Mohamed Meïté (Rennes), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 72’ Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 13’ Noah Cadiou (Lorient), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 27’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 37’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Quentin Merlin (Rennes), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 35’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Igor Silva (Lorient), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Breel Embolo (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Valentin Rongier (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Mahdi Camara (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Breel Embolo (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Mahdi Camara (Rennes), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Lilian Brassier (Rennes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 46’ Alidu Seidu (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Quentin Merlin (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Alidu Seidu (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 44’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 45’ Alidu Seidu (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Rennes 3-5-2 Starting XI
Samba
Seidu
Jacquet
Brassier
Frankowski 59’
Camara 76’
Rongier
Cissé 60’
Merlin
Lepaul 59’
Embolo 81’
Lorient 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Mvogo
Silva 74’
Talbi
Meïté
Kouassi
Abergel
Cadiou
Bris
Dermane 63’
Makengo 63’
Dieng 74’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Brice Samba GK900 0.000.000
Jérémy Jacquet DEF901 0.120.021
Lilian Brassier DEF902 0.530.092
Alidu Seidu DEF903 0.050.011
Przemyslaw Frankowski MID610 0.000.062
Quentin Merlin MID902 0.100.052
Valentin Rongier MID901 0.050.522
Mahdi Camara MID792 0.080.000
Djaoui Cissé MID622 0.030.000
Breel Embolo FWD832 0.090.021
Esteban Lepaul FWD614 0.240.000
Mohamed Meïté Sub291 0.120.000
Mousa Al Tamari Sub291 0.010.000
Ludovic Blas Sub280 0.000.121
Sebastian Szymanski Sub110 0.000.000
Elias Legendre Sub71 0.470.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rennes win 53% Avg odds 1.76
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.70
Lorient win 21% Avg odds 4.42

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Rennes WLWWD
Lorient WWDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lorient 4-0 Rennes, 24 Aug 25 Next meeting: Lorient vs Rennes, 22 Nov 26 (upcoming)  All Rennes vs Lorient meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.